[ It's easy for the rest of the chatter to fall away around them, easy to hone in on Diluc's words and listen to the way every syllable sounds spilling out of his mouth. There's no traces of irritation in his tone, nothing that would suggest he finds his present company abhorrent. Nor is there any friendly, warm notes of familiarity and genuine affection in his voice, and it's then that Childe thinks that maybe he's reading too into things.
Is that an indication that he wants there to be something more? Or is he just looking for something to latch onto, something that would help give him leverage to goad the other into a fight?
Diluc's question hangs in the air, but he doesn't imagine it's much of a question at all. It's obvious the redhead's looking for some kind of validation and Childe, still unsure of where they stand with each other, almost doesn't want to give it to him.
Eventually his response comes on the heels of a soft laugh; he's looking at Diluc, considering his expression, wondering if there's a specific answer the man is looking for. ]
I don't lie. [ Would manipulation, deception, scheming all fall under that same category? If there was a necessity for it, perhaps. But if anything he mostly just withheld information until such time that it needed to be revealed, dodged the subjects with little half-truths that didn't give away everything that needed to be said.
It's a paltry excuse, but maybe Diluc would understand. ]
No matter what you think of me. You just have to know what questions to ask.
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Is that an indication that he wants there to be something more? Or is he just looking for something to latch onto, something that would help give him leverage to goad the other into a fight?
Diluc's question hangs in the air, but he doesn't imagine it's much of a question at all. It's obvious the redhead's looking for some kind of validation and Childe, still unsure of where they stand with each other, almost doesn't want to give it to him.
Eventually his response comes on the heels of a soft laugh; he's looking at Diluc, considering his expression, wondering if there's a specific answer the man is looking for. ]
I don't lie. [ Would manipulation, deception, scheming all fall under that same category? If there was a necessity for it, perhaps. But if anything he mostly just withheld information until such time that it needed to be revealed, dodged the subjects with little half-truths that didn't give away everything that needed to be said.
It's a paltry excuse, but maybe Diluc would understand. ]
No matter what you think of me. You just have to know what questions to ask.